Australia is full of animals that aren’t even a little bit like the animals that live in other places. A great example is the bare-nosed wombat, which, unlike any other animal, has feces shaped like cubes.

Here are some resources to learn more about wombats and other Australian animals:

• Science.  How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom of the mystery.  https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/how-do-wombats-poop-cubes-scientists-get-bottom-mystery.
• Discover.  Why Do So Many Weird Animals Live in Australia?  https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-do-so-many-weird-animals-live-in-australia.
• Improbable Research.  The 29th First Annual Ig® Nobel Prize Ceremony.  https://www.improbable.com/2019-ceremony/.
• Yang, P.J. et al.  (2021).  Intestines of non-uniform stiffness mold the corners of wombat feces.  Soft Matter, 17(3), 475—488.  https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SM01230K.

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